Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma has summoned Principals of schools which recorded pass percentage of below five percent in first semester examinations of Classes X and XII.
A meeting of these Principals would be held at Shiksha Sadan in Panchkula on January 22.
Talking to the mediapersons on Tuesday, the Education Minister said the Principals of schools which recorded pass percentage of below five per cent in examinations of classes X and XII have been called to Shiksha Sadan on January 22. They would be issued directions to improve the performance of their schools in future, said Sharma.
Notably, the overall pass percentage in the first semester of secondary exam was only 35.24 %, whereas that of the senior secondary exam was 56.75%. All class X and XII students had failed in the semester exams in nearly 200 schools. The maximum zero-result schools are in Yammunagar district followed by Bhiwani, where the school headquarters is located.
Also, the private schools had performed better than government schools in both the classes. The private schools registered 46.44 percent overall pass percentage against 26.07 pass percentage in government schools in secondary exams. Similarly, the government schools witnessed overall pass percentage of 53.93 while it was 59.43 percent in private schools in senior secondary class.
The Minister also said that with a view to imparting moral values to students, Haryana Government would include moral education as part of the curriculum of classes I to XII in all government schools across the state from the next academic session, starting on April 1, 2016.